Dedicated to the collection, preservation and interpretation of photography, the Southeast Museum of Photography serves as a vital resource that anchors teaching, research and creative practices at Daytona State College. Our mission is to expand visual literacy and community engagement, and to promote interdisciplinary scholarship through exhibitions and discourse.
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This was a splendid display of photographs. Magic!
Exceptional! Powerful Experience!
Daytona's best kept secret.
This was a splendid display of photographs. Magic! Exceptional! Powerful Experience! Daytona's best kept secret.
© James Carey, Cultuvue, Inc.
september 12, 2026 - february 28, 2027
FIRST Floor, SPECIAL Exhibitions
The Cultuvue Photography Exhibition 2026 returns for its sixth annual showcase at the Southeast Museum of Photography at Daytona State College, beginning September 12, 2026. Featuring more than 70 portraits and artworks by James Carey, Adam Allen and Shank Henry, Art Becomes Us explores identity, resilience, beauty, culture and the stories behind the people we encounter. Through powerful portraiture and visual storytelling, the exhibition challenges stereotypes and invites audiences to look beyond the surface. More than an exhibition, Cultuvue celebrates the shared humanity that connects us all.
UPCOMING EVENTS
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ARTIST SPOTLIGHT
New highlight reel!
The Southeast Museum of Photography presents “Behind the Image,” a new segment centered around conversations with graduating students from Daytona State College and the University of Central Florida. Full interviews will be posted soon.
UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS
© George Karbus, Skelligs Dream, 2017
ELEMENTS
George Karbus
Opening date: NOVEMBER
Elements presents George Karbus’ most compelling imagery, taken over a period of twenty years in some of the most remote corners of the globe. Possessing a deep connection to land and sea, he fully immerses himself in the environment he photographs, offering his audiences an insider’s perspective.
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PAST EXHIBITIONS
© Ed Fennell, 2025
© Cultuvue, We Are Art Vol 2: Potent Narratives, Potent People, 2025
© Christian Weber | Explosions Book Cover (2014)
© Dorothea Lange, Stranded Residents from Caryville, Florida, July 1937, LC-DIG-fsa-8b32252, Library of Congress
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